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Vol. 42, No. 12
DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1961
Published By The
Cat-holic Laymen's
Ass'n of Georgia
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BISHOP SAYS DROPPING OF GRADES NOT SCHOOL SOLUTION
Institute For Teachers
From Parochial Schools
TEACHERS INSTITUTE AT SAVANNAH—Elementary school teachers from the Savannah Diocese pose on the
steps of the Cathedral following Mass opening the institute.
More Than Two Hundred
Attend Two-Day Meeting
SAVANNAH — More thkn 200 religious and lay
teachers from Parochial schools of the Savannah Diocese
attended a two-day institute in Savannah last Friday
and Saturday. Catholic elementary school pupils had a
holiday on Friday.
The institute began at 9:00 Association, of Washington,,
Immaculate Conception, Dublin
Celebrates Golden Anniversary
DUBLIN—The Church of the
Immaculate Conception ob
served its Golden Anniversary
Celebration on Sunday, No
vember 5. His excellency, The
Most Reverend Thomas J. Mc
Donough, was the celebrant of
a Solemn Pontifical Mass of
fered at 5 p. m.
Delivering the sermon at the
Mass was the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
T. James McNamara, V.F.,
Rector of the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist, Savannah.
Monsignor is a former pastor
of Sacred Heart, Miliedgeville.
During his pastorate the
Church of the Immaculate
Conception was under his di
rection. It was during this pe
riod that Mass was scheduled
each Sunday for the first time.
Pastor of Immaculate Con
ception parish is the Rev. Ca-
Jetan McDyre, M.S.Ss.T. The
Rev. Myron Bateman, M.S.Ss.-
T. is assistant at the Dublin
parish.
Immaculate Conception be
came the charge of the Mis
sionary Servants of the Most
Holy Trinity in September of
last year. Canonically erected
as a Religious Congregation in
1929, the Missionary Servants
of the Most Holy Trinity, or
“Trinitarians” as they are more
familiarly known, trace their
beginnings back to the 'mis-
SEE PHOTO PAGE 8
sionary zeal of their founder,
a Vincentian priest, the Very
Rev. Thomas A. Judge, C.M.
Although the exterior of the
Church today still presents
much the same appearance as
when constructed in 1911,
many improvements have been
made to the interior during the
past summer. A complete re
decoration program has been
carried out including the re
designing of the altar.
Plywood panelling of a soft
fawn color and new pews of
similar finish have been in-
MEMORIAL SERVICE—Bishop McDonough is pictured
during annual ceremony of blessing Savannah Catholic
Cemetery, Sunday, October 29.
CONFIRM
350 AT
AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA — Approximate
ly three hundred and fifty
children and adults were con
firmed this week by his Ex
cellency the Most Rev. Tho
mas J. McDonough, Bishop of
Savannah.
Two hundred received the
sacrament at St. Mary’s-on-
the-Hill on Monday evening,
November 6th. The class con
sisted of 165 children and 35
adults.
On Tuesday evening, No
vember 7th, His Excellency
confirmed at the Church of
the Immaculate Conception. 64
children and adults received
the sacrament.
Seventy-five were confirm
ed on Wednesday evening, No
vember 8th, at Sacred Heart
Church. Receiving the sacra
ment were 35 children and 40
adults.
While in Augusta, Bishop
McDonough consecrated the
PRAY FOR OUR
PRIESTLY DEAD
RT. REV. WILLIAM
H. GROSS. C.SS.R.. D.D.
Fifth Bishop of Savannah
November 14th, 1898
REV. CORNELIUS M.
SHEEHAN
November 21, 1875
RT. REV. JOHN BARRY, D.D.
Second Bishop of Savannah
November 21, 1859
Oh God, Who didst give to
thy servants by their scaredotal
office, a share in the priesthood
of the Apostles, grant, we im
plore, that they ?nay also be one
of their company forever in
heaven. Through Christ Our
Lord. Amen.
altar of the Blessed Mother at
St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill.
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel J
Bourke, V.F., is pastor of St
Mary’s - on - the - Hill. Pastor
of Immaculate Conception
parish is the Rev. John J
Sheehan, S.M.A. Rev. Aubrey
B. Kearns, S.J., is pastor of
Sacred Heart Church.
stalled. The sanctuary has been
recarpeted and a gold brocade
curtain behind the altar height
ens the beauty of the church.
A new tabernacle and a new
baptismal font have been do
nated to the church. The stat
ues of the Blessed Virgin and
St. Joseph have been replaced
with new statuary from Italy.
A new vestment and linen
cabinet has been designed and
built by the men of the parish.
Ben Ritzert, A.I.A., of Savan
nah, was architect for the re-
decoration of Immaculate Con
ception with the firm of Willis
& Eubanks of Dublin as con
tractors.
Music at the Solemn Pontifi
cal Mass was provided by the
choir from St. Joseph’s Semi
nary, Holy Trinity, Ala. A re
ception in the parish center
followed the Mass. A dinner
was held at the Elks Club
later in the evening for priests
attending the anniversary cele
bration.
Bishop’s
Calendar
Thursday, November 9th
—Confirmation at Our Lady
of the Assumption Church,
Sylvania.
Saturday, November 11th
—Consecration of altar at
St. Joan of Arc Church,
Louisville.
Sunday, November 12th
—Dedication of St. Joan of
Arc Church, Louisville,
10:00 a. m.
Book Reviews 7
Backdrop i__ 4
Obituaries 6
Marriages 5
Legion of Decency 7
Doris Answers Youth 5
Saint Joan Of Arc
Dedication Sunday
LOUISVILLE—Another of the Diocese of Savan
nah’s rural counties is the site of a new church. On
Sunday, November 12, at 10 a. m., His Excellency,
Bishop McDonough will dedicate and offer Mass in
Saint Joan of Arc Church.
Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D.
Toomey, Pastor of Saint James
Church in Savannah, will de
liver the sermon at the Dedi
cation Mass. Monsignor Toom
ey at one time served Jeffer
son County’s Catholic people,
when he was Pastor of Sacred
Heart Church in Miliedgeville.
Music for the ceremony will
be rendered by the Aquinas
High School senior girls, who
are under the direction of Sis
ter Mary John and Sister Ann
Richard, C.S.J. The Fourth
Degree of the Augusta Coun
cil Knights of Columbus will
form the guard of honor.
In May of 1958 Mass was
first offered in Louisville at
the REA building. Later, a
second-floor office was con
verted to a temporary chapel.
Periodically during this inter
val, Mr. and Mrs. Herman J.
Heidrich of Orlando, Fla., at
tended Mass in Louisville. The
Heidrichs, who for several
years have been generous ben
efactors of churches in Florida
and Georgia, offered to erect
a church in Louisville in mem
ory of their deceased children,
Herman and Jean.
Bishop McDonough accepted
their offer, and plans were
drawn by Ben P. Ritzert,
A.I.A., of Savannah. E. W.
Bartlett, of Waynesboro, was
awarded the contract. Mr. C.
L. Morrissey, a parishioner at
St. Joan of Arc and a retired
contractor, supervised con
struction.
Attractive in design and sub
stantial in construction, the
new church is located at the
north extremity of Louisville,
on U. S. Highway 1. Exterior
and interior walls are of brick.
Green cathedral glass, Norman
brick, and plate glass are the
materials in the facade, on
which is mounted the antiqued
copper cross.
Inside, the eye is captured
by the massive, but graceful,
lines of the pink Georgia
marble altar. A panel of red
wood forms a backdrop for the
altar. Wood-encased beams
support the vaulted ceiling.
Terrazo floors and limed-oak
pews complete the attractive
but simple interior. A reli
gious-instruction and meeting
room, with kitchen and over
night facilities for a priest are
part of the sixty-foot long unit.
The new church will be un
der the care of the Glenmary
Home Missioners, who have la
bored in the mission counties
of the Diocese of Savannah
since 1944. Rev. John Barry,
the Pastor, is assisted by Rev.
Donald Duffy and Brother
Jerome Herbert.
a. m. Friday, with talks on
“The Teaching of English in
the Elementary Schools.” Mo
ther Frances Borgia, I.H.M.,
and Sister Rose Anita, I.H.M.,
were the speakers.
At an 11:00 a. m. Mass, The
Most Reverend Thomas J. Mc
Donough, Bishop of Savannah
addressed the teachers on the
Ideal of Catholic Schools for
All Catholic Children.”
Referring to suggestions
made by Catholic educators in
other parts of the country, that
some grades be dropped from
Catholic school systems, Bish
op McDonough said, “This is
no real solution to the prob
lem facing U. S. Catholic edu
cation.”
Our people have always
borne great sacrifices to main
tain the God-centered educa
tion which they believe to be
the only really adequate edu
cation for their children, and
hardship is not new to them.
am convinced that although
this apparently ‘easy solution’
may be tempting, the vast ma
jority of our people are more
than willing to continue to
bear hardships, rather than see
their children deprived of a
full Catholic education.”
Bishop McDonough urged
intensified vocational pro
grams by teaching communi
ties of Religious, and promised
to do all in my pdwer to assist
you in those efforts.”
After a luncheon at Cathe
dral Day School Cafeteria, the
teachers. were taken to St.
John Vianney Minor Semina
ry at Grimball Point for a
tour of the new facilities open
ed in September.
Saturday’s program was
highlighted by a Solemn Pon
tifical Mass, commemorating
the 80th birthday of Pope John
XXIII, and the third annivers
ary of his coronation as Su
preme Pontiff. Bishop McDon
ough outlined the life and
achievements of Pope John, re
minding all to pray earnestly
for the success of the coming
Ecumenical Council.
Later on in the morning, the
teachers heard an address by
the Very Rev. William V.
Coleman, rector of St. John
Vianney Minor Seminary on
“Vocations to the Religious
Life.”
The institute was concluded
at 1:00 p. m. with a luncheon,
at which Sister Mary Nora,
S.S.N.D., representative of the
National Catholic Education
D. C., spoke on “The Place of
the Elementary School Teach
er.”
The Rev. John Cuddy, vice
rector of St. John Vianney
Seminary, and Diocesan Su
perintendent of Schools, pre
sided throughout the two-day
program.
Cathedral
Ceremonies
Honor Pope
SAVANNAH—Bishop Thom
as J. McDonough was celeb
rant at a Solemn Pontifical
Mass, commemorating Pope
John XXIII’s 80th birthday and
the third anniversary of his
coronation as Pope, on Sat
urday, November 4th.
Speaking , at the Mass, Bish
op McDonough outlined major
events in the life of the Pon
tiff, and his achievements as
Priest, Bishop, and Pope. He
called for fervent prayer for
the success of the forthcoming
Ecumenical Council.
All the clergy of the greater
Chatham County area were
present at the Mass, together
with more than 200 lay and re
ligious elementary school
teachers, and a large number
of persons from the various
parishes in the Savannah area.
Present in the Sanctuary
were Mr. Daniel Sheehan, Mr.
Hugh Grady, and Mr. John M.
Brennan, all Knights of St.
Gregory, and Mr. Arthur
Dunne, Knight of the Holy Se
pulchre.
Officers for the Mass were
Rev. Felix Donnelly, Deacon;
Rev. John Cuddy, Subdeacon;
Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James Mc
Namara, Assistant Priest; Rt.
Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. McDon
ald, Master of Ceremonies; and
Rev. Kevin Boland, assistant
Master of Ceremonies.
Very Rev. Bede Lightner,
O.S.B., and Rt. Rev. Msgr
John Toomey were Deacons of
Honor.
Music was provided by the
James B. Copps Memorial
Choir, with Mrs. Joseph
Schreck at the organ.
Appropriate services were
held in Churches throughout
the rest of the Diocese, in ob
servation of the Papal anni
versaries.
NEW CHURCH TO BE DEDICATED—Pictured above is the Saint Joan of Arc
Church, Louisville. His Excellency the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough will dedicate
the new edifice on Sunday, November 12.
INVESTED AS PAPAL KNIGHT—Bishop Thomas J.
McDonough invests Attorney John M. Brennan as a Knight
of St. Gregory. Priest in center is the Rev. Edward Frank.
John M. Brennan Invested
As Knight Of St. Gregory
SAVANNAH — At ceremo
nies November 2nd in the
Church of the Most Blessed
Sacrament, the Most Reverend
Thomas J. McDonough invest
ed John M. Brennan as a
Knight of St. Gregory.
The Right Reverend Monsig
nor Andrew J. McDonald read
the Papal Bull, after which the
pastor of Blessed Sacrament,
Right Rev. Monsignor Thomas
A. Brennan, referred to the
great honor that had been con
ferred by His Holiness Pope
John XXIII upon Sir Knight
Brennan and upon Blessed
Sacrament parish. Monsignor
praised the new Papal Knight
for his faith and services to
the parish.
Sir Knight Brennan was es
corted to the Bishop’s throne
by Monsignor Brennan. His
Excellency presented the hon-
oree with the sword, cross and
chapeaux of the Order.
Bishop McDonough express
ed his gratitude to Sir Knight
Brennan, “especially for his
many years of service as attor
ney for the Diocese.” His Ex
cellency emphasized the fact
that the Papal Honor comes
directly from the Supreme
Pontiff and that he, as the
legate of the Holy Father, con
ferred this Knighthood upon
Mr. Brennan.
The ceremony was conclud
ed with Solemn Benediction of
the Most Blessed Sacrament.
The officers were Rev. Ed
ward R. Frank, deacon and
Rev. Felix Donnelly, sub-dea
con. Monsignor McDonald was
the master of ceremonies. The
priests in attendance were Rt.
Rev. T. James McNamara,
V.G., Rt. Rev. John D. Toomey,
Very Rev. Bede Lightner,
O.S.B., Rev. Terence Kernan,
O.S.B., Rev. George C. James.
The honor guard was provided
by the Fourth Degree Knights
of Columbus. Music was ren
dered by the Blessed Sacra
ment Boys’ Choir under the
direction of Sister M. Ray
mond, R.S.M.
Immediately following the
ceremony a reception was held
in the school auditorium. In
the line of reception were
Bishop McDonough, Monsignor
Brennan, Sir Knight John M.
Brennan and Mrs. Mary Ann
Brennan Smith from Athens,
Ga., Mrs. Pearl P. Cosgrove,
assisted by Mrs. Arthur T.
Fleming, Shirley Fleming and
Grace Cooley provided light
refreshments and beautifully
decorated the auditorium with
white floral arrangements and
green palms. Over two hund
red guests were present to hon
or Sir Knight, John M. Bren
nan.
Albany Marks
Youth Sunday
ALBANY — In observance
of National Catholic Youth
Sunday, the members of St.
Teresa’s Youth Club attended
the 8:30 Mass and received
Holy Communion on Sunday,
October 29th. Music for the
Mass was provided by St. Te
resa’s School choir. At the con
clusion of the Mass the Prayer
for Youth was said by all.
Following the Mass, a Com
munion Breakfast was held at
the Gordon Hotel. Father Guy
Morgan, chaplain at Turner
Air Force Base, and the adult
advisers of the Youth Club
were guests at the breakfast.
The master of ceremonies,
Douglas Gotsch, vice president
of the youth group, extended
a welcome to all and expressed
appreciation to the adult ad
visers for their assistance to
the Youth Club. He then in
troduced the pastor, Father
Marvin J. LeFrois, who in turn
introduced the guest speaker,
Father Christian LeFrois, the
pastor’s brother.
Fr. LeFrois is a chaplain in
the Air Force, presently sta
tioned at Robins Air Force
Base, Ga. He entertained the
group with a few informal re
marks, and then spoke seri
ously about their responsibil
ity to know their faith and to
practice it well.
During the afternoon a field
day was held, closing with a
wiener roast. ,